Rau kicked the woman in the head repeatedly in the March 5 attack while wearing Timberland boots, Dovico said. The woman was hospitalized at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for subdural hematomas and other injuries and spent significant time recuperating at a rehab facility, Dovico told the judge. The woman had to relearn how to care for herself because of the extent of her injuries, the prosecutor said.

Rau continues to blame the victim, Dovico said, and during the pre-sentencing interview he claimed the victim "had annoyed him" and that she was "a pathetic liar."

Rau's lawyer, Gregory Hoover, said his client had a history of being unable to control himself, and asked the judge to impose the agreed-upon sentence.

De Rosa did so, sentencing Rau to 10 years in prison plus five years of post-release supervision by parole.